[Marksy_06]

the gv needed a bar so i purchased a Nissan gu patrol bar or something like that anyway for $200 that's when the fun started! i didn't really take enough photos of the cutting and welding and modifications I've done but you can see from the photos the difference now! i'm not sure if i need to take more out of the middle though.

[Marksy_06]

final product

[royce]

did you cut the centre of the main hoop and shorten it there?

thats pretty well done and some good thinking, thats come out better than most commercial GV bars

[Marksy_06]

yeah originally the middle bar came across right through the middle of the lights so i took majority of the length out through there, i also shortened it up bottom to top because it had a gay bit down the bottom which hung to low so i completely changed that bit, the next mod to it will be fitting a winch and then its time for the sierra to get a front bar which is just going to be 3 or 4 mm plate in the middle and 2 or something on the wings and just bend it up,

[Marksy_06]

just another picture of the gv bullbar with blinkers still going to mould it onto the front a bit better before i make proper stronger mounts.

[Damo]

Mate! That is kick ass, I love it!!!

[Marksy_06]

haha thanks damo its been quite a project between me and my step dad lots of arguing but the pretty much final product came out really great! i just wanna do my sierra front bar!!

[Scrawny]

Definately a GU Pootrol bar. Looking real good Marksy, top notch work. Wish I had a garage like that

[Marksy_06]

ScrawnC wrote:

Definately a GU Pootrol bar. Looking real good Marksy, top notch work. Wish I had a garage like that

haha thanks ScrawnC haha its not that big with it had a fourth or 5 bay for a few more projects and a painting bay!

[Marksy_06]

a picture of the gv bar at work now its completely attached woo

[brendan]

great work and great keeping the 'if it dont fit, make it'

[60mad]

Well marksy when you gunna get stuck in to gettin the sierra bush ready for our big trip in july

[Marksy_06]

its hard to say brad lately all i'm doing is gettin stuck into beers but the suspension should be in tomorrow then its time to get some work haha but next for the grand vitara is some 30's and enough lift to clear em. i plan to do most of this from doing bigger coils and struts rather than spacers.

[Marksy_06]

the sierra isn't getting any more mods for a little bit so im hoping to start a rear bar in a few weeks and looking at doing some lifting and some bigger tyres for the gv

[popeye1970]

here what my GV front bumper looks like, made by a friend for his GV then he sold it so i managed to get it and after a few reapairs and added twists of my own.

[Munster]

I didn't make it but it is one of the first on the new GV.

[Bruce]

ECB by the looks of the overriders.

[Munster]

ECB is correct. BTW anyone know where the pic was taken?

[Saam]

double island point

[Munster]

No, bit further south.

[Saam]

teewah beach

[Munster]

No, still further south but still in Qld. Moreton Island.

[ODA1]

a new rear bar on the GV would be interesting, are you going to wire the tail lights up and have no lights in the rear bar??

[Marksy_06]

ODA1 wrote:

a new rear bar on the GV would be interesting, are you going to wire the tail lights up and have no lights in the rear bar??

hey mate, i haven't had much progress yet, im planning on getting the alteza style lights would they be hard to wire up ? ive been pretty busy fixing the sierra and getting a bull bar made up for that. the more attention on here tho will force me to do it

[ODA1]

i have seen some sad efforts and a couple i think are great , i will have to chase some pics for you. what year is your gv?? i have a pair of altezza lights that are 98-02 so they dont fit my 03, you can have them shipped for $100. it

( nice to see the thread back on track )